diff --git a/packages/health-check/src/checks/critical.js b/packages/health-check/src/checks/critical.js
index 5384d8a6..cf7248da 100644
--- a/packages/health-check/src/checks/critical.js
+++ b/packages/health-check/src/checks/critical.js
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 const got = require("got");
 const FormData = require("form-data");
 const { isEqual } = require("lodash");
-const { calculateElapsedTime, getResponseContent } = require("../utils");
+const { calculateElapsedTime, getResponseContent, isPortalModuleEnabled } = require("../utils");
 const { SkynetClient, stringToUint8ArrayUtf8, genKeyPairAndSeed } = require("skynet-js");
 
+const MODULE_BLOCKER = 'b'
+
 const skynetClient = new SkynetClient(process.env.SKYNET_PORTAL_API);
 const exampleSkylink = "AACogzrAimYPG42tDOKhS3lXZD8YvlF8Q8R17afe95iV2Q";
 
@@ -230,7 +232,7 @@ if (process.env.ACCOUNTS_ENABLED === "true") {
   checks.push(accountHealthCheck, accountWebsiteCheck);
 }
 
-if (process.env.PORTAL_MODULES && process.env.PORTAL_MODULES.indexOf('b') !== -1) {
+if (isPortalModuleEnabled(MODULE_BLOCKER)) {
   checks.push(blockerHealthCheck);
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/health-check/src/utils.js b/packages/health-check/src/utils.js
index cebdb426..c5a43d8b 100644
--- a/packages/health-check/src/utils.js
+++ b/packages/health-check/src/utils.js
@@ -39,9 +39,17 @@ function ensureValidJSON(object) {
   return JSON.parse(stringified);
 }
 
+/**
+ * isPortalModuleEnabled returns true if the given module is enabled
+ */
+function isPortalModuleEnabled(module) {
+  return process.env.PORTAL_MODULES && process.env.PORTAL_MODULES.indexOf(module) !== -1
+}
+
 module.exports = {
   calculateElapsedTime,
   getYesterdayISOString,
   getResponseContent,
   ensureValidJSON,
+  isPortalModuleEnabled,
 };